November 6, 2015
CEU's Open Society Archives (OSA) was renamed the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives at a Nov. 3 dedication event in honor of the couple, who have provided a major bequest to sustain the institution. Ambassador Blinken served as U.S. ambassador to Hungary from 1994-1998, and Vera was born in Budapest, fleeing to the United States with her widowed mother in 1950.
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November 6, 2015
The former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner gave four interviews, to the right of center and second biggest daily Magyar Nemzet, to the second biggest online news portal Origo, to the most influential political-cultural weekly for the urban intellectuals Magyar Narancs, and the fourth biggest online news site vs.hu. The minister discussed the migration crisis in each of his interviews.
November 5, 2015
CEU's Open Society Archives (OSA) was renamed the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives at a Nov. 3 dedication event in honor of the couple, who have provided a major bequest to sustain the institution. Their gift will create a permanent endowed fund, which will allow the Archives to expand its critical work in preserving one of the world's most valuable archival collections related to the Cold War, human rights movements and grave international human rights violations.
November 5, 2015
Former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, founder of Medecins Sans Frontieres, called for a common European Union policy to accept and help refugees, in a keynote address at a Nov. 3 event to officially name CEU's Open Society Archives (OSA) in honor of Ambassador Donald and Vera Blinken.
November 3, 2015
Verzio addresses a wide range of issues, including surveillance states, refugee experiences, drone warriors, left-wing radicals, censored testimonies, anti-globalist fighters, totalitarian role-games, archival treasures, secret police confessions, environmental activists, and much more. Besides showcasing the best recent documentaries, Verzio organizes workshops, masterclasses, and student screenings and works towards creating a forum where films are examined creatively and critically.
November 3, 2015
Open Society Archives hosts Surveillance. Secret Police Film Festival, featuring 16 films from five former communist countries. The festival runs through December 2.
November 2, 2015
Hungarian daily Nepszava reports: For the 12th time, between November 10 and 15, CEU’s Open Society Archives (OSA) organizes the VERZIO International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival. The 55 films will be about surveillance states, refugee experiences, drone warriors, left-wing radicals, censored testimonies, anti-globalist fighters, totalitarian role-games, archival treasures, secret police confessions and environmental activists.
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October 28, 2015
http://hvg.hu/itthon/20151103_Nevet_valtott_az_OSA_Archivuma_Soros_Gyor - Hungarian news portal hvg.hu reports: CEU's Open Society Archives (OSA) was renamed the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives in honor of the couple, who have provided a major bequest to sustain the institution.
October 27, 2015
Central European University (CEU)'s Open Society Archives (OSA) will be renamed the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives in honor of the couple, who have provided a major bequest to sustain the institution. Their gift will create a permanent endowed fund, which will allow the Archives to expand its critical work in preserving one of the world's most valuable archival collections related to the Cold War, human rights movements and grave international human rights violations.
October 14, 2015
In this four-day filmmaking workshop focusing on the refugee crisis, participants will make short films about one person or one family, a place, situation or attitudes represented by citizens in European countries. The workshop, hosted by the Open Society Archives and the Visual Studies Platform at CEU, will be held November 11-14 at CEU. It is free of charge and open to filmmakers and students interested in documentary and human rights.
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